“No house should ever be on a hill or on anything. It should be of the hill. Belonging to it. Hill and house should live together each the happier for the other.” – Frank Lloyd Wright The floating home and … Continue reading
Category Archives: Architecture
A View from Above: Vienna Rooftops
When in Vienna, don’t miss a chance to observe the beautiful cityscape and red brick Vienna rooftops from some of the tallest buildings in the old town of the city. Growing up in Yugoslavia, and later Slovenia, homes with red … Continue reading
A Road Trip to Vienna
48 hours in Vienna with BMW M550d xDrive sedan We have been living in Baja California Sur, Mexico, for more than ten years already. Baja is a peninsula, but you could almost think of it as an island, since the … Continue reading
Tokyo Wanderlust
“Along the way I stopped into a coffee shop. All around me normal, everyday city types were going about their normal, everyday affairs. Lovers were whispering to each other, businessmen were poring over spread sheets, college kids were planning their … Continue reading
Rammed Earth Social Housing Project in Baja, Mexico
Last year, a major hurricane hit a small touristic state Baja California Sur in Mexico. Odile, a category 4 hurricane, left a major devastation in Los Cabos and the entire state. The history books and elderly say that such a … Continue reading
Sayonara, Hotel Okura
Readers of this blog know that we love everything Japanese; the culture, architecture, food, teas, origami, origata, you name it. We love it so much, we can’t wait to head to Japan in 2016! And while we also love contemporary … Continue reading
Surreal Cityscapes by Michele Durazzi
At first glance, striking architectural compositions by Florence-based digital artist Michele Durazzi look like surreal photographs of real buildings. But, at a second glance, you realize that this is not (could not be) reality, and none of the structures are … Continue reading
Church Architecture: Knarvik Church in Norway
At LA76 we love architecture, and are fascinated by church architecture and different takes and interpretations architects create in their works of inspiring spaces that respect people, faith, climate and environment. (see also Jørn Utzon’s Bagsværd Church here) In the … Continue reading
Candela in the City of Eternal Spring
It was 1958 and two young architects, Guillermo Rosell de la Lama and Manuel Larrosa, designed a singular and revolutionary chapel on top of a hill overlooking the city of Cuernavaca. To help them realize this singular design they contacted … Continue reading
Work-Life Balance by Design
If you are like me, after reading this post you’ll wish to move to Amsterdam and work at this design studio – or at least try to convince your boss to implement this at your office as well. Â What I … Continue reading
High Line at The Rail Yards
We’ve been planning to see the High Line in New York since its first phase opened in 2009, but here we are, 5 years later, and we haven’t had the chance to see it yet. Â Now, with the opening of … Continue reading
Michael Wolf: Paris Roof Tops
We’ve been fans of Michael Wolf for a while now – you probably know him for his photography series of documenting the dense architecture of mega metropolises, among others. I was really excited to see his new work in one … Continue reading